On this day: April 17

Benjamin Franklin dies, Daffy Duck makes his debut, the Bay of Pigs invasion begins, the ill-fated Apollo 13 returns to Earth, and two Los Angeles police officers are convicted in the Rodney King beating, all on this day.

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1972: Elton John's "Rocket Man" is released as a single. The song became a hit, climbing to No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 6 in the United States.

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